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CVE-2022-28169

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-10-25 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-269

Description

Brocade Webtools in Brocade Fabric OS versions before Brocade Fabric OS versions v9.1.1, v9.0.1e, and v8.2.3c could allow a low privilege webtools, user, to gain elevated admin rights, or privileges, beyond what is intended or entitled for that user. By exploiting this vulnerability, a user whose role is not an admin can create a new user with an admin role using the operator session id. The issue was replicated after intercepting the admin, and operator authorization headers sent unencrypted and editing a user addition request to use the operator's authorization header.

Affected products

• Brocade Fabric OS: from 8.0.0 before 8.2.3c; from 9.0.0 before 9.0.1e; from 9.1.0 before 9.1.1 — fixed in 8.2.3c, 9.0.1e, 9.1.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Brocade Fabric OS 8.2.3c, 9.0.1e, 9.1.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230127-0001/
• https://www.broadcom.com/support/fibre-channel-networking/security-advisories/brocade-security-advisory-2022-2075
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230127-0001/
• https://www.broadcom.com/support/fibre-channel-networking/security-advisories/brocade-security-advisory-2022-2075

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